Walking toy



Nov. 28, 1933. A. SUMISKY 1,936,647

WALKING TOY Filed Feb. 12. 1932 gf of .9

Patented Nov. 28, 1933 UNiiED STATES PATIENT OFFIE WALKING TOY Anthony Sumisky, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application February 12, 1932. Serial No. 592,479

2 Claims. (01. 46-45) My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a walking toy and has for one of its ob'ects to provide an exceedingly simple device of this character which simulates the walking actions of a human being or other being that does or can walk on two feet by the use of only two leg elements in contradistinction to the use of two or three parts in each leg element.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and amusing toy including the figure of a human being having two legs mounted so that as the body is moved forward, one of said legs is lifted from the supporting surface and the lower or foot end swung forward and lowered to again engage the supporting surface while the other remains on said supporting surface with the foot acting as a rocker.

A further object of the invention is to slidably and swingingly mount a pair of legs at their upper ends to a body and connect said legs below the pivots to the ends of a crank.

A still further object of this invention is to mount the crank so that its axis is forward of a vertical line drawn through the pivoting means for the legs.

With these and other ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a walking toy constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the leg assembly showing one position in elevation and illustrating another position in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a similar View showing two other positions of the legs, one in elevation and the other in dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the mounting block with the pivoting means and crank thereon.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the leg assembly on the line 55 of Fig. 4..

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 6 represents a motor driven means such as a push cart mounted on wheels 7 and embodying a spring motor (not shown) to be wound up by a key 8. The vehicle is preferably a twowheeled cart having handles 9 at the rear to be held in the hands of the figure 10, preferably representing a human being.

Within the body of the figure is secured a mounting block 11 preferably provided with a lug 12 at one end for registration with an aperture in the body of the figure and also a hole 13 for the reception of a pin 14, Fig. l, passing through the body in order to securely fasten the block within said body. Another arrangement of fastening the block in the body can be utilized if desired. Said mounting block is provided with a circular recess 15 at each side in which the arms of the crank 16 revolve and communicating with both of these recesses is a hole 1'7 which acts as a bearing for the journal portion of the crank and above the circular recesses and to the rear of a vertical line through the axis or journal of V the crank is a pivoting means 18 which may be in the form of a pin passing entirely through the mounting block and having both ends projecting beyond contiguous faces of said block and which ends may be provided with heads.

The mounting block may be formed with a core plate 19 and side plates 20, and if found desirable, the side plates may be made from a single piece of material bent over the core plate. In either case, the recesses 15 are formed by producing holes in the side plates which will be concentric with the hole 17 formed in the core plate. Right and left legs 21 and 22 respectively, are provided and each includes a single piece of material fashioned to represent a complete leg foot and the upper end of each leg is provided with a longitudinal slot 23 for registration with the pivoting means 18, while the trunnion ends of the crank register with holes 24in the legs below the lower ends of the slots 23 and slightly 90 forward thereof.

When the figure is impelled by the motor driven means 6 and assuming that the legs are in the positions illustrated in full lines in Fig. 2, then the left leg 22 shown in full lines will be resting upon a supporting surface and the body of the figure or the mounting block 11 therein will be moved forwardly until said left leg assumes the position shown in dotted lines at 22a. This action will cause the crank trunnion which is connected to the left leg to swing rearwardly or possibly it would be better to say that the pivot point 18 passes or moves forwardly of such trunnion of the crank. The movements thus created will swing the right leg 21 forwardly to a position such as shown at 2111.

Thereafter the crank trunnion connected with the right leg will move downwardly and the trunnion connected with the left leg will move 110 pwardly until the feet of both legs rest upon he supporting surface.

The continued forward movement of the body with the right leg then as the fulcrum on the supporting surface will cause the crank to rotate so as to lift the left leg as illustrated in Fig. 3, and after the crank has reached a position where both arms are vertical, the upper end of said left leg will be moved rearwardly to swing the foot end or" said left leg forwardly as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, while the right leg shown in dotted lines at 21?) rocks upon its foot.

Since both of the legs make the movements above desc ibed alternately, the figure will give the appearance of a human being walking and while the steps made are stiff legged, the legs can be so shaped that the stiffness of the movements is hardly perceptible.

It is to be particularly noted that the leg which is moving forward is also completely lifted from th supportii g surface and will readily pass over any ordinary perturbances on the supporting surface and therefore the figure does not have to be supported and the legs permitted to drag on the supporting surface to imitate the walking actions of human being.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown, as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful 1. A walking toy comprising the figure of a human being including a body, a mounting block within said body, said mounting block having a pair of oppositely disposed circular recesses, one

in each side face and further provided with a hearing hole concentric with said recesses, a crank journalled in the bearing hole with the arms thereof located in the recesses, pivoting means carried by the mounting block above said recesses and to the rear of a vertical line drawn through the axis of the crank, a pair of legs each provided with a longitudinal slot for registration with the pivoting means and further having a hole below and forward of the slot in the same leg, said holes registering with the trunnions of the crank, and means whereby said figure may be moved forwardly so that as the foot end of one leg rocks on a supporting surface the other leg will be bodily elevated above the supporting surface and the foot end of said other leg swung forwardly and finally lowered until it again contacts with the supporting surface at a point forward of the location of the first mentioned leg.

2. In a walking toy, a leg assembly comprising a mounting block consisting of a core plate having a hole therethrough, side plates disposed on opposite faces of the core plate, said side plates having holes therethrough concentric with the hole through the core plate which provide recesses, leg members having longitudinal closed end slots and each further provided with a hole below and forward of its respective slot, pivoting means passing through the plates and having its ends projecting into said slots and a crank journalled in the hole in the core plate with the arms of said crank lying in the recesses and the trunnion ends fitted in the holes in the leg members.

.ANTHONY SUMISKY. 

